It looks like the airlines are going to get free rein to do whatever they want. Buying an airfare is confusing enough now. This could make it even more confusing.

By allowing Delta to merge with Continental or Northwest, we would have three extremely large airlines accounting for 75 percent of market. But it would be harder for American and United to dominate Delta if Delta were to merge.

I gave them free rein to chop and hack and slash and cross-check and do whatever it was gonna take to keep the puck from going in.

She has free rein to go when she thinks she can go.

The system we're buying has compatibility with the systems that all airlines use.

Yahoo is certainly coming closer to that.